By IISEE

On Global Seismological Observation Course has started from January 9.

This year, 9 participants from 6 countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo(1), Egypt(2), Kazakhstan(2), Nepal(2), Thailand(1), Timor-Leste(1)) join this course.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 1-2.

By Dr. Moeko Matoba, Research Engineer, IISEE

Thirteen participants visited the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) on January 16th.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 2.

By Dr. Tatsuhiko Hara, Senior Research Scientist, IISEE

In the IISEE seminar held on February 7 and 8, Dr. Hiroshi Inoue (Visiting Researcher of the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Visiting Research Fellow of the IISEE, and Part-time Researcher of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University) gave a presentation entitled “Earthquake Observation Projects I have been involved in: Their challenges and future.”

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 3.

By Dr. Bunichiro Shibazaki, Director of IISEE

Thirteen staff from the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) visited the BRI on Thursday, December 21.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 3-4.

By IISEE

On February 19th, all of the regular and global course participants attended an International Friendship Party during lunch break.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 4.